Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Small Suncup

Sciurus igniventris compared with Aspidonepsis flava

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Small Suncup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Aspidonepsis
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Aspidonepsis flava

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Small Suncup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Small Suncup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Small Suncup

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.